Report from the ranked front lines, from a rookie

I agree. I know when I started pvp, I waited until I was max level because I thought I was supposed to (and I think early on the game did not even do level bolster, it went ahead and put you as level 10 in with the 50s?). I had no idea what I was doing, obviously. Running the wrong way in voidstar, because who knew the spawn points changed!? Defensive Cooldowns? What are those? Keybinding? I never had to do that to beat the biggest, baddest boss in my PvE story! Etc. Etc.

NO ONE yelled at me. I got a guild invite, and got into a guild where they gave some advice, but mostly just didn't worry too much about it and let people learn. It was what you might call a "welcoming" community. I am 100% sure that if I tried to start PvP from scratch today I would not even bother. As I've said, even in lowbies there are people that will start "chatting" that people should stop queuing, or "learn to PvP". If I see that and it's a same-faction target I will try to whisper said target afterwards and tell them to ignore the idiots.

regs have no matchmaking. there's no point to mentioning them in comparison. it's irrelevant.

According to BioWare, they introduced matchmaking for regs last summer. Everyone noticed the change after they announced it. We are not imagining it.

The only good thing (that sort of works) is splitting the healer/tanks to reduce some of the statcking. IMO, they should remove the rest of their matchmaking in regs and just keep the healer/tank setting they have now.

I had someone in Nova Coast last night say “why do you care about winning? It’s only regs”

I think that sums up everything that’s wrong with people’s attitudes towards reg pvp. When did pvp stop being about winning because it’s only regs? Just because it’s not ranked or as emotionally competitive (for some people), doesn’t mean there should be no competitive spirit or that you shouldn’t try to win.

I really hope Bioware read my other thread about choosing maps and extra incentives to give pvp a much needed injection.
But so far I doubt they’ve even looked at it because I asked Musco if he could just acknowledge he was passing it on. But nada, nothing, no yellow post to say “we got it and passed it on”.
So much for improved communication.

I hate to say it.. but in a way he is right. Regs is kinda pointless as those players aren't rewarded with anything....

Since every reg match takes personal time and energy of each player, I find it difficult to justify ruining someone else's game with lack of effort or any other bad behavior just because no one is getting a reward at the end of the match.

Pft. Where'd you get the idea that anything in an MMO is about others? Neither of those M's stand for other people in the game with you! MMO stands for "Meglomaniac Me Online". Worrying about others.... lol... you newb!

Now excuse me. I have an inner city pick-up basketball game to get into. I don't actually want to play basketball because I'm bored with that, I just want to practice my dribbling minigame. I'm sure they won't mind.

Whenever I see someone say "its just regs who cares!" I think the person is number one; a kid, and number two; they probably just got into ranked and suddenly have this inflated ego and think now they are important.

Children usually behave this way, that and some of our basement dwelling manchildren.

I was in 4 of those games with you (on 2 different chars). I think you're the kind of newcomer that any veteran solo ranked player appreciates. You're good enough that you don't get globaled, you're not delusional about your own skill level, and you're clearly trying to win and improve. I don't find it surprising that your experience hasn't been very toxic.

The people that get the toxicity, sometimes deservedly, are the inverse of what I described above: they get globaled constantly, are delusional about their skill level, and they don't take any advice or try to get better.